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Wan Tzu Lo
Section
Graduate School of Information Sciences
Job title
Degree

  • PhD in Transportation Science (University of California, Irvine)

Research History 8

  • 2024/04 - 2027/03
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Information Sciences

  • 2023/10 - 2024/03
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Information Sciences

  • 2021/10 - 2023/09
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Information Sciences

  • 2018/09 - 2021/09
    Tohoku University　Graduate School of Information Sciences

  • 2017/01 - 2017/03
    Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Irvine　Graduate Student Researcher (Research Project: Beyond the Half-Mile Walking Distance Buffer: The Impact of Transit Investment on Broader Vicinity Areas)

  • 2016/10 - 2016/12
    Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Irvine　Graduate Student Researcher (Research Project: The Impact of Urban Form and Travel Mode on Spatial Activity-Travel Patterns)

  • 2015/07 - 2015/12
    Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Irvine　Graduate Student Researcher (Research Project: Infill Dynamics in Rail Transit Corridors: Challenges and Prospects for Integrating Transportation and Land Use Planning)

  • 2009/03 - 2011/07
    Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (Taipei Metro)　Engineering Assistant

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Education 4

  • University of California, Irvine　PhD in Transportation Science

    2013/09 - 2017/06

  • University of California, Irvine　Master of Urban and Regional Planning

    2012/09 - 2013/06

  • University of California, Irvine　Master of Science in Civil Engineering

    2011/09 - 2013/06

  • National Chiao-Tung University　Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

    2004/09 - 2008/06

Professional Memberships 1

  • 応用地域学会

    2022/09 - Present

Research Interests 6

  • Sustainable Transportation

  • Welfare Analysis

  • Spatial Analysis

  • Built Environment

  • Travel and Activity Space Behaviors

  • Gender Equality

Research Areas 1

  • Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture, disaster prevention) / Architectural and city planning / Urban and Regional Planning

Papers 3

  1. A tale of two aging nations: How do urban designs impact older adults’ mobility in automobile versus transit societies?

    Ashley Wan-Tzu Lo, Suman Kumar Mitra

    Travel Behaviour and Society　2025/04

    DOI： 10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100961 　

    ISSN： 2214-367X

  2. Measuring gendered values of time for married couples by life stage based on an intertemporal household utility-maximization model Peer-reviewed

    Ashley Wan-Tzu Lo, Tatsuhito Kono

    Transportation Research Part B: Methodological　188　103025-103025　2024/10

    Publisher: Elsevier BV

    DOI： 10.1016/j.trb.2024.103025 　

    ISSN： 0191-2615

  3. How do compact, accessible, and walkable communities promote gender equality in spatial behavior? Peer-reviewed

    A. W.-T. Lo, D. Houston

    Journal of Transport Geography　68　42-54　2018/04

    DOI： 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.02.009 　

    ISSN： 0966-6923

Misc. 3

  1. Do Compact, Accessible, and Walkable Communities Promote Gender Equality?

    Houston, D, Lo, A

    UC Office of the President: University of California Institute of Transportation Studies.　2018/03

  2. Transit Investment Impacts on Land Use Beyond the Half-Mile Mark

    Kim, J, Houston, D, Cho, J, Lo, A, Shareem, N

    UC Office of the President: University of California Institute of Transportation Studies.　2017/06

  3. Infill Dynamics in Rail Transit Corridors: Challenges and Prospects for Integrating Transportation and Land Use Planning

    Jae Hong Kim, Douglas Houston, Jaewoo Cho, Ashley Lo, Xiaoxia Shi, Andrea Hoff, Nicholas Branic, Huy C Ly, Alison L Walker, Yanyan Zhang

    2016/06

Presentations 10

  1. Measuring Gendered Values of Time for Married Couples by Life Stage based on an Intertemporal Household Utility-Maximization Model

    2024/01

  2. 高齢化する車社会と公共交通社会：持続可能な都市デザインは高齢者のモビリティにいかに影響するか

    Ashley Wan-Tzu Lo, Suman Kumar Mitra

    第68回土木計画学秋大会　2023/11

  3. A Tale of Two Aging Nations: How Do Urban Designs Impact Older People’s Mobility in Automobile Versus Transit Societies?

    Ashley Wan-Tzu Lo, Suman Kumar Mitra

    2023/10

  4. Measuring the Gender Differences in Value of Time by Household Life Stage: An Intertemporal Analysis based on Japan Household Panel Survey

    Ashley Wan-Tzu Lo, Tatsuhito Kono

    2023/02

  5. Measuring the Gender Differences in Value of Time by Household Life Stage: An Intertemporal Analysis based on Japan Household Panel Survey.

    Ashley Wan-Tzu Lo, Tatsuhito Kono

    2022/12

  6. 夫と妻は時間価値を異にするか？育児と男女平等，家庭福祉に関するミクロ経済学的研究

    羅婉慈, 河野達仁

    第66回土木計画学研究発表会・秋大会　2022/11

  7. Do More Accessible and Walkable Built Environments Promote Gender Equality in Daily Travel Behaviors? A Case Study in Los Angeles.

    Lo, A.W.-T, Houston, D

    The 6TH International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation　2019/09

  8. Rail Transit Expansion and Its Impact on Urban Infill Dynamics

    Kim, J. H, Houston, D, Lo, A. W.-T, Cho, J

    The 58TH Western Regional Science Association Annual Meeting　2019/02

  9. Do Compact, Accessible, and Walkable Communities Promote Gender Equality in Spatial Behavior? International-presentation

    Ashley (Wan-Tzu) Lo, Douglas Houston

    57th Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Conference　2017/10

  10. Does Compact Development Provide an Equal Travel Environment for Men and Women? A Case Study of Los Angeles County Based on 2010-2012 California Household Travel Survey

    Ashley (Wan-Tzu) Lo, Douglas Houston

    2015 UCCONNECT Student Conference　2015/02

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Research Projects 3

  1. 人口動態下の都市交通インフラ整備維持と国・地方・公共団体によるその財源調達最適化

    河野 達仁, 土居 直史, 文 世一, 毛利 雄一, 羅 婉慈, 高山 雄貴

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 基盤研究(B)

    Institution: 東北大学

    2024/04/01 - 2028/03/31

  2. 住宅地点に応じて異なる夫婦それぞれの時間価値を考慮した都市交通政策の厚生分析

    羅 婉慈

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 特別研究員奨励費

    Institution: 東北大学

    2024/04 - 2027/03

  3. Welfare Analysis of Childcare and Transport Policies for Married Couples: A Microeconomic Study

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

    Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

    Institution: Tohoku University

    2019/04 - 2023/03